Yankees vs. Mets Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 18, 2025

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The New York Yankees (26-18) will look to Cody Bellinger, who is on an 11-game hitting streak, when they face the New York Mets (28-17). The Yankees are the moneyline favorites (-169) in this matchup against the Mets (+142), which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Max Fried starts for the Yankees while the Mets will counter with David Peterson.

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Yankees to win vs Mets -169

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Yankees vs. Mets betting lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-169)
  • Underdog: Mets (+142)
  • Over/under: 9

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

  • The Yankees have won 64.9% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (24-13).
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -169 or shorter, the Yankees have a record of 9-3 (75%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Yankees have an implied win probability of 62.8%.
  • The Yankees have combined with their opponents to go over the total 20 times this season for a 20-21-2 record against the over/under.
  • The Yankees have covered 46.5% of their games this season, going 20-23-0 against the spread.

Yankees hitting info

  • Aaron Judge paces the Yankees in home runs (15), runs batted in (41) and has a team-best batting average of .414.
  • Among all batters in MLB play, Judge’s home run total ranks second and his RBI tally ranks first.
  • Judge enters this matchup on a seven-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .385 with three doubles, four home runs, seven walks and eight RBIs.
  • Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .349 with 11 doubles, five home runs and 12 walks.
  • Goldschmidt ranks 100th in homers and 51st in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Goldschmidt has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .421 with three doubles, a home run and six RBIs.
  • Trent Grisham has a double, a triple, 12 home runs and 16 walks while batting .276.
  • Ben Rice has 10 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 15 walks while hitting .254.

Yankees pitching rankings

  • The Yankees pitching staff is second in the majors with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • The Yankees have the ninth-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.59).
  • Pitchers for the Yankees combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.185).
  • Yankees pitchers combine to give up the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (39 total, 0.9 per game).
  • They knocked off the Mets 6-2 in their last game with 11 strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

  • The Mets have won five, or 45.5%, of the 11 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • The Mets have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +142.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Mets, based on the moneyline, is 41.3%.
  • The Mets and their opponents have hit the over in 16 of their 45 games with a total this season.
  • The Mets are 22-23-0 against the spread in their 45 chances this season.

Mets hitting info

  • Pete Alonso leads New York in home runs with nine, runs batted in with 36 and his batting average of .303 is also best on his team.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Alonso’s home run total is 25th, and his RBI total is fourth.
  • Juan Soto is batting .252 with an OBP of .386 and a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
  • Soto ranks 35th in homers and 90th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
  • Francisco Lindor’s nine home runs lead all New York hitters, and he’s slugging .489.
  • Brandon Nimmo has collected 38 hits this season and has an OBP of .291. He’s slugging .436 on the year.
  • Nimmo heads into this game on an eight-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .278 with four doubles, a home run, three walks and four RBIs.

Mets pitching rankings

  • The Mets have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
  • Mets pitchers have the lowest combined ERA in the majors at 2.90.
  • Mets pitchers have a 1.251 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
  • The Mets have given up the fewest long balls so far this season with only 28 home runs allowed.
  • The Mets suffered a 6-2 defeat in their most recent game, striking out six Yankees batters while allowing eight hits.
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